Denmark vs United States: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
41st
United States rank
38th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 41st and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Denmark or United States?
United States, at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Denmark and United States?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 41st and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,288 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.